Commentary

Commentary

1^st Shot - The first shot is going to be an establishing shot of the setting. We chose to start with an establishing shot because we don’t want to give the main plot away and also because we thought it was an interesting and unique way to start the opening scene. There will be off screen sound of an alarm in the background but the audience can only hear the source but cannot see it.

2^nd Shot - The second shot will be a cut-in onto the alarm with onscreen sound so the audience can hear and see where the sound of source is coming from. During the same shot there will be a close up of a hand on top of the alarm to reset the alarm.

3^rd Shot - The third shot will be a panning shot of the top of the alarm after the man has pressed it.  During this shot Film titles will appear on top of the alarm saying the ‘Directors Name’ We thought this will be an interesting way for the film title to appear because it links and also to keep up with the continuity,

4^th Shot – The fourth shot will be a long shot of the man getting up from bed. We chose a long shot so the audience can visualize the setting. There will also be use of diagetic sound where the man yawns because he is tired. There will also be use of non- diagetic sound playing in the background starting from this scene. Film titles will appear on the bed the guy is sitting on (Actors name)

5^th Shot – The fifth shot will be a tracking shot following the man as he goes to the bathroom. We chose a tracking shot so the audience will feel a part of the scene as he is walking.

6^th Shot – The sixth shot will be an over the shoulder of the man as he is looking at himself through the mirror. Another film title will appear through the reflection of the mirror. There will also be diagetic sound of water as turns the tap on..

7^th Shot – The seventh shot will be a wide shot of his room as he opens his wardrobe looking for something to wear for work. Film titles will appear on the side of the wardrobe to keep it continuous. Next to his wardrobe there is window.

8^th Shot – The 8^th shot will be a cut away to the window which is seen in the seventh shot. The cut away of the window is show a sense of mystery that something is going to appear through it.

9^th Shot – The ninth shot will be long shot of the man’s neighbour which is seen through the cut away from the window. We chose to show his neighbour because that can give the audience a sense of his personality or maybe the kind of guy he is.

10^th Shot – The tenth shot will be a slow ’blurred’ zoom out back into the room the man was in.

11^th Shot – The eleventh shot will be a slow tilt of the man toes upwards to show what he has decided to wear to work. We chose the tilt because it gives the audience sense of anxiety and excitement of what is about to happen.

12^th Shot – The next shot will be another tracking shot of him walking out of his room after he’s worn his attire and ‘suited and booted’. You will also see a glimpse of stairs to show that he is going to walk down the stairs.

13^th Shot – The thirteenth shot will be a cut in of just his feet going down the stairs (going to the kitchen) as he is walking there is diagetic sound of his footsteps. In the background there will also be off-screen sound of the radio playing downstairs with a tragic news report. The reason why there is off-screen sound of the radio playing is to alert the audience because the audience can not see where the sound is coming from. On the side of the stairs film titles will appear, this is again to link titles with objects and to keep flow of the scenes. (Radio still playing)

14^th Shot - The next Shot will be an over the shoulder shot of him already in the kitchen, as he is making a cup of tea. The will be diagetic sound of him pouring milk into the mug. As he is making the cup of tea there will be a glimpse of his watch shown throughout. (Radio still playing)

15^th Shot - The next shot will be a cut in onto his watch displaying the time. This is to grab the audience attention letting them know there is some kind of urgent situation. (Radio still playing)

16^th Shot – The sixteenth shot will be a close up of his facial expression after seeing the time. The man looks shocked and is rushed. We chose the close up so the audience can sympathise and feel an emotion towards the man. (Radio still playing)

17^th Shot – The next shot will be a tracking tilt of the man dropping his cup of tea. As this is going on there will off screen sound of the mug smashing but the audience can not see it smash onto the floor, on the other hand diagetic sound will be used so the audience and character can hear. (Radio pauses)

18^th Shot - The eighteenth shot will be an extreme close of the pieces and stains on the floor from which the man had dropped. The radio stops playing and then a fast-paced parallel sound begins, the sound is used to contrast with the situation and emotions the character is feeling. Film titles will appear next to the spillages and the pieces of the mug.

19^th Shot – The next shot will be tracking shot as he quickly exits out of his house. The fast paced sound is currently still playing as he exits.

20^th Shot - The twentieth shot will be a long aerial establishing shot of buildings and next to them his work place. Film titles will appear on the front of the buildings to let the audience know that the building will play an important role in the film. The fast-paced sound will slowly fade until it eventually stops playing and a triumphant sound will foreshadow it.

21^st Shot – The final shot will be a long shot of him entering a boardroom meeting as he comes in late so everyone in the meeting stares at him. The triumphant sound stops and only use of diagetic sound as he opens the door. There will be a mid shot of him apologising because of his late punctuality. The opening scene will end as he says “sorry I woke up late” the reason why we chose to end it this way is because it is very effective because of the on-line speech, this also shows the audience what type of person the character is and also shows quite a humorous side to him. The title of the film will appear at the bottom in bold after he says he’s speech.